With the GDPR being enforced, a court in Germany makes a ruling.

Information Security in Practice

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GDPR

Along with the GDPR, regulations require that confidential data is protected and used properly. In this article, William Brewer discusses the ways that data manages to migrate around the organisation and the challenges found in protecting that data.

Maintain Your Trustworthiness

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

DBAs and sysadmins need to be trustworthy.

SQL Server Performance Tuning Scripts, Tips and Tricks

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Performance Tuning

In this webcast, Tim Smith takes a look at various tips and tricks to assist you with performance tuning your SQL Server databases. Knowing how to find and resolve problems is key to improving performance, so join him to learn how to optimize your systems

The Master of the Schema

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Go database first, not code first.

How to Remove Transparent Data Encryption From a Database

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Database Journal

Encryption

There may be a time when you want to turn off transparent data encryption on one of your TDE enabled databases. In this tip, Greg Larsen shows you how simple it is to remove Transparent Data Encryption.

The TSB disaster: Where were the grown-ups?

by Phil Factor

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Phil Factor describes how TSB performed a major public disservice with micrsoservices.

What is NoSQL?

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Steve talks about the definition of what a NoSQL database might be and where they are useful.

Go Unit Tests: Tips from the Trenches

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In this article, Michael Sorens describes unit testing for applications written in Go. While focused on Go, many of his recommendations and techniques can be applied to other languages as well.